46.9% ▲ +116.5%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6126, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6126, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Middle-of-the-road education levels define postcode 6126, where roughly 17% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While these figures sit comfortably among similar areas, they remain well below the Western Australian and national averages. The area has seen a significant climb in school completions over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. However, this is a major improvement from 2011, when only 21.7% of the population had finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6126, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 17% of adults, a figure that has risen nearly 10 points since 2011. This remains well below the Western Australian average of 23.8%, with Certificate III and IV being the most common qualifications at 31.3%.
17.0% ▲ +134.3%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In 6126, WA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study for those with qualifications, accounting for 20.7% of the total. Other common fields include society and culture, health, and management.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it smaller for educational facilities than about 84% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6126, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6126/6126-wa/topic/education